supreme courts ruling of the first amendment protection of free speech did not extend to fighting words
What is chaplinsky vs. new hampshire?
100
various laws that limit exercise of free speech such as libel, slander, obscenity and incitement of violence laws
What is limitations on freedom of speech?
100
supreme courts ruling that motion pictures are a medium for communication and protected by the first amendment and thus could not stop a film from being shown because the movie was "sacrilegious"
What was burstyn vs. wilson?
100
basic right guaranteed by the first amendment which all types of communication of ideas and opinions including films, books, flyers, websites, art as well as pure speech
What is freedom of speech?
100
court held that the plaintiff must prove the newspaper knowingly or maliciously printed false information in order to obtain damages for libel
What is new york times vs. sullivan?
200
there are thousands of interest groups; coalitions of interest groups are often formed to increase clout
What is coalition lobbying?
200
unauthorized releases of information to the news media by officials
What is leaks to news media?
200
congress is the legislative branch of government; primary function is to propose and pass legislation
What is article 1, u.s. constitution?
200
may stage protests or other media events to gain coverage
What do interest groups do?
200
coverage limited to passage of major legislation, oversight, investigations, scandals, some confirmation hearings
What is news media?
300
there are mutually agreed rules between newsmaker and reporter to protect identity of official and/or limit what can be reported
official can be quoted and identified by the news media
What is off/on the record?
300
news organizations maintain reporters to uncover news and report it
What is press corps?
300
president enjoys unequaled access to national news media and unequaled media coverage
What is news media and the president?
300
news events staged by a candidate, official, or interest group to get the attention of the media or influence media coverage
What is media events?
300
refers to tendency of broadcast media to cover most stories in a minute or two
What is sound bite journalism?
400
tendency of media to focus on which candidate is winning, not on issues of an election
What is horse-race journalism?
400
people-media executives, editors, reporters-who decide what news to present in time/space available
What is media gatekeepers?
400
technical:sets technical rules
structural:enforces laws to prevent media
content:enforces anti-obscenity regulations and equal time laws for candidates